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[[File:Longfieldsuite.jpg|thumb|left|Longfield Suite main entrance]]
The high street of Prestwich is centred around the Longfield Centre. The centre, which includes the now-closed Longfield Suite, local library and [[NHS]] drop-in centre, is due to be "regenerated" with £100m worth of development work starting in 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Our Vision |url=https://yourprestwich.com/our-vision/ |website=Your Prestwich |publisher=Muse and Bury Council |access-date=2 February 2024}}</ref> According to the Sunday Times, the area is an "interesting mix of old and new"<ref>{{cite web |title=Why Prestwich, Greater Manchester, is one of the best places to live in 2022 |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/why-prestwich-greater-manchester-best-place-to-live-uk-zmz7pd65m |website=thetimes.co.uk |publisher=The Times |access-date=2 February 2024}}</ref>, with various more upmarket bars and restaurants alongside traditional venues. Many of the local pubs are run by [[Joseph Holt's brewery]], with the brewery's first cask ale festival hosted in the Woodthorpe pub in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Joseph Holt to host its first cask ale festival |url=https://beertoday.co.uk/2023/10/31/joseph-holt-cask-ale-festival-1023/ |publisher=Beer Today |access-date=2 February 2024}}</ref>
In the Sedgley Park area, there are a number of kosher restaurants and delis.
Prestwich is now considered to be an affluent area and has been called the "[[Didsbury]] of North Manchester".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aboutbritain.com/towns/prestwich.asp |title=Prestwich Tourist Information |publisher=About Britain |access-date=4 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602043931/http://www.aboutbritain.com/towns/prestwich.asp |archive-date=2 June 2009 }}</ref>
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